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Liquid ring pumps with hermetically sealed motor rotors

US7465375B2 · kind B2 · utility

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133References
17Claims
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Filing dateNov 13, 2003
Grant dateDec 16, 2008
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Expiry dateNov 6, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02E20/14
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Embodiments of the invention are directed toward a novel pressurized vapor cycle for distilling liquids. In an embodiment of the invention, a liquid purification system is revealed, including the elements of an input for receiving untreated liquid, a vaporizer coupled to the input for transforming the liquid to vapor, a head chamber for collecting the vapor, a vapor pump with an internal drive shaft and an eccentric rotor with a rotatable housing for compressing vapor, a condenser in communication with the vapor pump for transforming the compressed vapor into a distilled product, and an electric motor with motor rotor and magnets hermetically sealed within the fluid pressure boundary of the distillation system.

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